More than 40 million people voted early, either in person or by mail, during the 2022 midterms. This number surpassed early voting in 2018, but fell short of the 2020 early voting turnout.
There is no evidence that this level of voter participation before Election Day is linked to fraud.
There are security measures in place to prevent the counting of fabricated ballots and votes cast illegally under a dead person’s name.
Millions of voters cast their ballots in the 2022 midterms ahead of Election Day. A Nov. 6 Instagram post suggested that fact alone is indicative of fraud.
"Election fraud alert: Over 40 million people in the U.S. have voted early (including in person and by mail) surpassing 2018 and 2020. The question is since mostly Democrats vote early, are these made up ballots or dead people voting?" the post said.
The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.)
Election fraud in the U.S. is rare, and we’ve found no federal or state government reports of widespread malfeasance in the early votes cast in the 2022 midterms.
More than 40 million people voted early this midterm election cycle, according to the United States Elections Project, a website that tracks voter turnout run by Michael McDonald, a University of Florida political science professor.
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